Before I reflect on an evening spent watching Depeche Mode M in IMAX I need to say it’s great to see great Arthouse films getting made. This was a true Arthouse passion project. If you search what that means Google will tell you “Arthouse films are independent, often experimental, films intended for a niche market…
Like most record collectors I am always scanning resale sights as well as stopping off at vintage and second hand record shops, sometimes you spot some gems you have to own. There are some bands that im always searching for and New Fast Automatic Daffodils is one of them. If you dont know them, they…
I cannot let today pass without mention of this album on the anniversary of its release on the the 27th of May 1991. This was a defining album of mine, both The Smiths and New Order were a huge part of my musical taste and education growing up and this blew the doors off. As…
This needs support, local and from industry. A social post / link from one of the local papers appeared on my feed tonight titled as above ‘Campaign to secure future of iconic music venue The Joiners’. This filled me with dread as it’s a venue I have frequented for more years than I’d like to…
Some haven’t caught onto Yungblud yet, some never will, some are diehard fans ‘Black Hearts Club’ from a near cult like following, he conjures up controversy and love in nearly everything he does. A year or so ago he hit heavy rotation in my house a red duck appeared on a shelf (look that up),…
I use Ai in my day to day, not for music although that may come in next year for instrumentals, video as well when it improves but mainly idea and image generation at the moment. The music side does interest me, just for personal creation to see whats achievable. The last attempt is viewable here…
The dust has settled on Spotify Wrapped, the social posts have become “today’s news is tomorrow’s fish and chip wrappers”. For those not aware of that saying, here in the UK, your takeaway fish and chips was once wrapped in an old newspaper, not anymore. This created the saying that “today’s news is tomorrow’s chip…
In a week that The Farm released news of a new album for 2025, one of the main songs that started it all, All Together Now turns 34. I say one of the songs as they also had the mighty album Spartacus to back it up with a track list that did not require a…
I do not have any big insights into their announcement, that’s what the proper music press are for. I’m just a lifelong fan right from the beginning (which I have mentioned here in previous posts), so thought I would write a quick blog post to share my joy and spread the word to anyone who…
I finally found something worth living for? Well we did, 30 years ago on the 10th of October 1994. This was the 4th single off Definitely Maybe and what a single, what an anthem! Cigarettes and Alcohol Is it my imaginationOr have I finally found something worth living for?I was looking for some actionBut all…
